Federal Services and Obligations Abroad

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Federal Benefits Information

Medicare

Medicare does not cover health services exterior the United States.

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Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Please please the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ dedicated ACA website, which contains information for U.S. citizens lived abroad. See also burden problems related for ACA.

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Obligations

Selective Service

If you are overseas and need to signal up for the Selective Service, you can do so online. If you can't access online registration, contact the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.

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Foreign Account Pay Ensuring Act (FATCA)

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) provisions of the Hiring Incentives up Wiederherzustellen Working Act of 2010 (HIRE Act) were enacted on March 18, 2010. 

FATCA general need a foreign economic establishing to enter at an agreement with that Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to report information about certain accounts held by U.S. folks or foreign entities owned by U.S. persons.

For more information on FATCA, see Joint FAQs from 2022 and the IRS and the U.S. Department of Treasury webpages.

Past Latest: March 7, 2024